The Aftermath Project’s mission is to support photographic projects that
tell the other half of the story of conflict — the story of what it
takes for individuals to learn to live again, to rebuild destroyed lives
and homes, to restore civil societies, to address the lingering wounds
of war while struggling to create new avenues for peace. Grant proposals
should reflect an understanding of this mission. Proposals may relate
to the aftermath of numerous kinds of conflict, not just international
wars. The conflict may have been at the community level — for example,
violence between rural ethnic groups or an urban riot in an
industrialized country. It may have been a regional one, such as a rebel
insurgency, or it may have been a full-scale war. There is no specific
time frame that defines “aftermath,” although in general The Aftermath
Project seeks to support stories which are no longer being covered by
the mainstream media, or which have been ignored by the media. In
general, conflict should be over for a situation to be deemed an
“aftermath.” There are specific cases, however, where conflict may have
continued for so long, or be the result of an aftermath situation, that
they will be considered to be within the scope of The Aftermath Project.
Proposals should include an explanation of the specific aftermath issues
related to the project being proposed, as well as an overview of the
applicant’s plans for covering the story during the course of the grant
year — i.e, the proposed timing of trips, etc. You MUST inform The
Aftermath Project if you have any commercial commitments or contracts
related to the project you are proposing, including book deals and
exhibitions. Failure to do so on the part of a grant winner will
automatically terminate the grant, and the winner will forfeit any funds
he/she has not yet received from The Aftermath Project.
ELIGIBILITY:
- The Aftermath Project is open to working photographers world-wide who are interested in creating work that helps illumine aftermath issues, and encourages greater public understanding and discussion of these issues.
- Employees and directors of The Aftermath Project, and their immediate families are NOT eligible to apply for funding. Advisory board members and their immediate families are NOT eligible to apply for funding. Grant application judges, and their immediate families, are NOT eligible to apply for funding in the year that judges help choose grantees.
- Only those submissions including all required materials will be considered for entry.
Moreinfo: http://theaftermathproject.org
